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    Medicolegal, Ethical, Personal<BR>
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    <A HREF="#Medicolegal">Medicolegal</A><BR>
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    <A HREF="#Ethical">Ethical</A><BR>
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    <A HREF="#Personal">Personal</A><BR>
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    <A HREF="#Professional">Professional &nbsp;
    &nbsp;<IMG HEIGHT=12 WIDTH=31 SRC="new.gif"><A HREF="http://www.ed-net.com/">EDNET</A>
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  Medicolegal Issues
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    Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies
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	<A HREF="http://www.thedoctors.com/#The Doctors' Company">The Doctors'
	Company</A> - Physician-owned professional liability insurer offering information
	on medical malpractice insurance and risk management for physicians and
	healthcare facilities.
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Legal Issues and Scope of Practice:
<A HREF="http://www.aana.com/profinfo/legal.htm#AANA Legal Issues and scope of practice">American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists</A> <BR>
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  <A NAME="Ethical"></A>Ethical Issues
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<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.kumc.edu/hospital/ethics/ethics.htm#Hospital Ethics Handbook, U. of Kansas">Hospital
    Ethics Handbook</A> (The University of Kansas Medical Center) provides guidelines
    for responding to ethical issues in the care of patient.
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    <A HREF="http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/ethics/#The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy">The
    Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy</A> was created in July, 1982,
    as a joint project of Baylor College of Medicine, the Institute of Religion
    of the Texas Medical Center, and Rice University. While Baylor College of
    Medicine is primarily responsible for administering the program, the joint
    sponsorship of the program enables the Center to draw on the rich intellectual
    resources of all three institutions, even now that the Institute of Religion
    is no longer an official sponsor.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.bcma.com/ethics.html#AMA Principles of Medical Ethics">AMA
    Principles of Medical Ethics</A>
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  Personal Issues
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On-line Bookstore: &nbsp;I have had good luck buying books on-line from
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com#Amazon Books">Amazon Books.</A> (www.amazon.com).
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  <A NAME="Professional"></A>Professional Issues
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<IMG HEIGHT=12 WIDTH=31 SRC="new.gif"><A HREF="http://www.ed-net.com/">EDNET</A>
Online "Education for the 21st Century" Continuing Education Provider for
Nurse's and CRNA's 
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EDNET is owned and operated by Richard Haas, Ed.M., M.S., CRNA, Director
of Program Development and Aaron W. Carroll, BBA, Director of Information
Services. Using EDNET Online, you may access approved CE programs, take an
exam, and have these credits registered with the appropriate Certification
Agency. It is our goal to earn your trust, and be a responsive partner in
your educational needs. If you have CE program suggestions or questions please
contact Rich at rhaas@mail.mcg.edu or voice mail at (423) 378-3638 or Aaron
at acarroll@ed-net.com or voice mail at (423) 378-3638. 
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<A HREF="http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/#GASNet">GASNet:</A> Global Anesthesiology
Server Network
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<A HREF="http://www.eur.nl/FGG/ANEST/wright/#Anesthesiology and Critical Care Resources on the Internet:">Anesthesiology
and Critical Care Resources on the Internet:</A> An exhaustive list of just
about any electronic resource of interest to anesthesiologists. Prepared
by A. J. Wright, MLS; hypertext version maintained by Dr. Frank O'Connor
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<A HREF="http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/gpna/crnaed/#CRNAED">CRNAED</A> is a discussion
group dedicated to discussing issues of importance to nurse anesthetists.
The list is unmodified. The list administrator for CRNAED is Kenneth M. Kirsner,
CRNA, MS, JD. &nbsp; &nbsp;CRNAED also has
<FONT SIZE=+3><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL>Internet Resources of interest to
CRNAs.</SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></FONT> &nbsp;
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Internet based Textbooks:
<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/anaes/VAT/VAT.html#Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook">Virtual
    Anaesthesia Textbook</A> (VAT): &nbsp;The VAT project is a global collaborative
    project to co-ordinate all known internet resources of anaesthetic relevance
    into one concise, textbook style set of reference pages."
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/gta/#Global Textbook of Anesthesiology">Global
    Textbook of Anesthesiology</A>: &nbsp;This dynamic text, part of the GASNET
    universe (see section 7) currently contains 22 chapters from 3 continents.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/reference/phrasebook/#The Electronic Phrasebook and Consent">The
    Electronic Phrasebook and Consent</A>: &nbsp;German - English, &nbsp;Hebrew
    - English, Italian - English, &nbsp;Spanish - English
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On-line Journals:
<UL>
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    <A HREF="http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/amnews/amnews.htm#American Medical News">American
    Medical News</A> &nbsp;This electronic newsletter is published weekly by
    the American Medical Association and is intended to serve as an impartial
    source of information affecting physicians and their practices. It covers
    professional, social, economic and policy issues in medicine. The treatment
    of articles, views and opinions expressed in AMNews are not necessarily endorsed
    by the AMA. Each issue includes this week's news summaries, the top story,
    and an editorial. Also included is an archive of back articles categorized
    by the above three criteria for easy browsing. The site requires that visitors
    register before accessing any further than the main page, but there is no
    charge for &nbsp;registration. Subscription to the hardcopy version is $99
    per annum. Editor: Barbara Bolsen &nbsp;Email: amnews-comments@ama-assn.org
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Employment Resourses:
<UL>
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      <A HREF="http://www.gaswork.com/index.htm">GasWork </A>- &nbsp;"Fast, Free
      and Easy." &nbsp; Now the largest On-line Anesthesia Employment Resource.
      &nbsp;An Anesthesia Employment Web Site. &nbsp; The purpose of GasWork is
      to help anesthesiologists and CRNAs find the jobs that they want. GasWork
      also allows anesthesia groups to find suitable providers. &nbsp;At the present
      time there is no charge for using GasWork
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  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.anes.hmc.psu.edu/EmploymentFolder/AEAHome.html#Penn State Employment Archive">The
    Anesthesia Employment Archive</A>: &nbsp;Positions available and situations
    wanted. Hosted by the Penn State Department of Anesthesia.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.bmj.com/bmj/tcq/registration/#BMJ Classifed Ads">BMJ
    Classified Ads:</A> &nbsp;Lists training opportunites for UK graduates.
    &nbsp;The user has to register with some details and a password before entering
    the classifieds section which basically gives access to the Web version of
    the weekly printed edition listing all the posts in the UK by speciality
    and grade.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.asahq.org/asarc/jobs.html#ASA Resident Component Employment">ASA
    Resident Component - Get a Job as an Anesthesiologist</A>: &nbsp;Information
    about anesthesia job hunting and how the Internet can help. It will eventually
    contain info about how to write a Curriculum Vitae (including interactive
    home page CVs on the web) and other employment tips.
  <LI>
    Emergency Medicine Web Site: &nbsp;Jobs for Emergency Medicine Physicians
    at <A HREF="http://www.edphysician.com/#EDPhysician.com">EDPhysician.com</A>
</UL>
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Anesthesia Machines:
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<A HREF="http://www.nad.com/%23North%20American%20Dr%E4ger:%20">North American
Dr&auml;ger: </A>A Global Leader in Anesthesia Patient Care Systems
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<A HREF="http://www.ohmeda.com#Ohmeda">Ohmeda</A>: a world leader in a wide
variety of anesthesia and critical care products and services.
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<A HREF="http://www2.best.com/~mdsource/anesth.html#Medisource">Medisource</A>
The Internet's Medical Marketplace. &nbsp;Used Anesthesia Machines for sale.
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Professional Organizations:
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    <A HREF="http://www.aana.com/#American Association of Nurse Anesthetists">American
    Association of Nurse Anesthetists</A> home page.
</UL>
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    <A HREF="http://www.asahq.org/#The American Society of Anesthesiologists">The
    American Society of Anesthesiologists</A> home page.
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    <A HREF="http://www.cas.ca/#Canadian Anaesthetist's Society">Canadian
    Anaesthetists' Society </A>- CAS' mission is to dedicate itself to the
    advancement of the medical practice of anaesthesia through academic endeavour
    and excellence in patient care.
</UL>
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    <A HREF="http://www.nyssa-pga.org/#New York State Society of Anesthesiologists">New
    York State Society of Anesthesiologists</A> - includes information about
    the Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology.
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    <A HREF="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/scata/scat_hom.htm#Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia">Society
    for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia</A> - SCATA is a British society
    originally formed in 1987 as The Computing in Anaesthesia Society, to provide
    a forum for those interested in any application of computing in anaesthesia.
    The interests of the members range from drug distribution modeling to the
    logic, design and reliability of monitors and the anaesthesia work station.
    Because of these wider interests, the name of the society was changed to
    include technology.
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    <A HREF="http://www.uams.edu/spa/spa.htm#Society for Pediatric Anesthesia">Society
    for Pediatric Anesthesia</A> - The purpose of the Society for Pediatric
    Anesthesia is to foster quality anesthetic care for children. This shall
    be accomplished by: &nbsp; 1.Assembling in one group anesthesiologists who
    practice and have a strong interest in pediatric anesthesia. 2.Advancing
    the study of pediatric anesthesia and contributing to its growth and influence.
    3.Encouraging research and scientific progress in pediatric anesthesia. 4.Serving
    as a forum for discussion of issues (scientific and political) of importance
    to pediatric anesthesia. 5.Supporting the goals of the American Society of
    Anesthesiologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
</UL>
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    <A HREF="http://www.sambahq.org/#SAMBA ">SAMBA </A>(Society for Ambulatory
    Anesthesia) - an organization of anesthesiologists, health care professionals
    and individuals from industry, interested in improving the care of patients
    undergoing office-based, free-standing, and hospital-based ambulatory surgery.
</UL>
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  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.ozemail.com.au/~asasec/index.html#The Australian Society of Anaesthetists">The
    Australian Society of Anaesthetists</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://ncemi.org/#National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics: ">National
    Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics: </A>&nbsp;The greatest advances
    in medicine over the next two decades will result from the application of
    the tools and principles of informatics to the problems of clinical medicine.
    New developments in informatics will drive advances in clinical care,
    administration, research, and education.
  <LI>
    The <A HREF="http://www.ama-assn.org/#American Medical Association">American
    Medical Association</A> home page.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.himss.org/home.html#Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society">Healthcare
    Information and Management Systems Society</A> (HIMSS), Chicago, IL, founded
    in 1961, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better
    understanding of health care information and management systems. HIMSS represents
    over 6,000 health care professionals in four professional areas: Clinical
    systems, Information systems, Management engineering and Telecommunications.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.amia.org#American Medical Informatics Association">American
    Medical Informatics Association</A> (AMIA) is the premier association in
    the United States dedicated to the development and application of medical
    informatics in the support of patient care, teaching, research, and health
    care administration. AMIA's mission is to advance the public interest through
    charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities.
</UL>
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Anesthesia Simulators:
<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://pkpd.icon.palo-alto.med.va.gov/simulator/simulator.htm#Stanford Anesthesia Simulator Center">Stanford
    Anesthesia Simulator Center</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.med.harvard.edu/programs/anesthesia/simulator.html#The Boston Anesthesia Simulation Center">The
    Boston Anesthesia Simulation Center</A>
</UL>
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Discussion Groups:
<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/maillist.html#GASNet - The Anesthesiology Discussion Group">GASNet
    - The Anesthesiology Discussion Group</A>. &nbsp;&nbsp;The Anesthesiology
    Discussion Group is a forum for discussion of any aspect of anesthesiology.
    It is open to anyone with a professional interest in clinical issues or research
    in anesthesiology. It is not moderated at the present time.
</UL>
<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://anaes.sickkids.on.ca/AnaesWeb/Sub_Page/PAC_DG#Paediatric Anaesthesia Conference (PAC)">Paediatric
    Anaesthesia Conference (PAC)</A> - Discussion Group PAC is brought to you
    by the Department of Anaesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,
    Ontario.
</UL>
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Interesting Articles:
<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.gaswork.com/chaos1.htm">Chaos in Paradise: Why, How and
    Now What? </A>&nbsp; &nbsp; Robert W. Vaughan, M.D.
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.gaswork.com/history.htm">History of Anesthesia: Bigelow's
    Account of Morton's 1846 Anesthesias</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="http://www.gaswork.com/asasolo.htm">Solo Practice: Boldly Going
    it Alone </A>&nbsp; Paul D.Martin, M.D.<BR>
</UL>
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